Latest News from Monday, August 10th, 2026

Honeyland Schools, Lagos, champions of the Lagos Regional Finals, have defeated Venocrest Schools, Eneka, Port Harcourt, in the second debate of Group A at the Nigeria Info I Beg To Differ Season 9 National Finals.

Vetland Senior Grammar School, Lagos, has defeated Government Day Secondary School, Karu, Abuja, in a debate on whether state police will improve national security at the Nigeria Info I Beg To Differ Season 9 National Finals.

Grace High School, Lagos, has secured three points in the opening debate of the Nigeria Info I Beg to Differ Season 9 National Finals, defeating Community Secondary School, Rumuolumeni, Rivers State.

Opposition leaders including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Seyi Makinde are expected to meet in Abuja on August 18 as part of efforts to build a united platform ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis is set to go on trial in Las Vegas over the 1996 murder of American rapper Tupac Shakur.

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, and other senior Nigerian government officials are expected to represent the country at the maiden Canada-Africa Investment Summit in Toronto, Canada.

The Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, says the country’s economy is showing strong signs of recovery and accelerated growth following a series of painful reforms introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the controversial Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, has insisted that his lawyers and journalists must be present before he submits to questioning by the House of Representatives committee investigating the controversy surrounding the council.

Pope Leo XIV has called for the opening of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians trapped by the ongoing war in Sudan to access safety and essential assistance.